Brisbane vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
94
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
4.04M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 107% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1241st and 4931st ($2323 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs New Taipei

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Brisbane New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612